I found this over at Debra’s and having completed it am feeling really, really blessed at all the things I’ve been able to do. I’m so thankful.
Which is nice considering how much time I’ve spent crying this weekend. And it’s only halfway through Saturday.
Bold is for Done. Italics is for want to.
1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world(do I get extra points for both?)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea Used to be able to do this from my living room window….*nostalgia*
14. Taught myself an art from scratch Photography’s an art, right?
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown my own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train Chicago to Seattle an amazing trip
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitchhiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping*recommends*
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise>
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of my ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught myself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had my portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris*total claustrophobia* – had to get down in a hurry!
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie Ok, so it was an ad… close enough for me!
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies – er, Girl Guide biscuits, where I come from!
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma – but I’m not allowed to any more – I lived in England during the Mad Cow Disease epidemic. I could be a mad cow… (shuddup)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp – Dachau
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone – Actually not one of my own, but I broke one of my sisters’
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book – Edited a published book though!
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car – won’t ever. Near new? Sure! Brand new? Nope.
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had my picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -Farmer’s daughter… goes with the territory
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous – Sam Neill. Had breakfast with him (babysat his kids)!
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
debra says
Impressive list of accomplishments, Missy!
I hope the rest of your weekend turns around for you. {hugs}
Fi says
Why you cry???????
Freddysmama says
You’ve done waaaaaay more than me chickadee but there’s one or two I have done that you haven’t :) xxx
redsaid says
I’m utterly wowed by everything you’ve already accomplished.
Oh, I’m so sorry about your tears… (Me too though. Actually, too depressed to even cry.) Just LOOK at everything you’ve done and everywhere you’ve been though!
I can only dream of ever doing most of it!
xx